Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, has been elected as the Accord candidate for the 2026 gubernatorial election in the state.
Abdulazeez Salaudeen, secretary of the electoral committee, who announced the results on Wednesday, said Adeleke garnered 145 of the 150 votes. He said the five votes were declared invalid.
A total of 150 delegates selected across the 30 LGAs participated in the election held in Osogbo, the Osun state capital.
“The electoral committee has delivered on its mandate, after voting and counting, witnessed by the agents of the candidate and the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),” Salaudeen said.
“Having the highest number of votes, I declare senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the primary.”
Earlier on Wednesday, the screening committee cleared Adeleke as the sole aspirant for the election.
Ibe Thankgod, the screening committee chairman, said the governor met all the requirements for nomination.
Adeleke formally joined Accord on Tuesday, days after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The governor said the move was necessitated by the need to continue his administration’s “delivery of good governance and democratic dividends”, which he claimed have earned applause locally and internationally.
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